Teaching the concept of necessity

(Maria Pardos) #1

  1. Oh no, I don’t have my keys! I (leave) them in the taxi.

  2. When Lucy got home she found the ice cream had melted. It (be)
    too hot in the car.

  3. If you haven’t eaten all day, you (be) hungry.

  4. Jimmy and Louisa (be) very tired. They have a new baby.

  5. Where is Mary? She_____(be) at the library, as she often goes there at this
    time.

  6. The car in front is driving so slowly that I think they___(look) for
    something.

  7. Why is that man looking around like that? He____(be) lost.

  8. This__(be)John's house. This house has a red door and it's number 24,
    just like he said.

  9. He__(leave) the house by now. The lights are off.


VII. Choose the correct modal to complete the sentence and translate them:



  1. PERSON A: Many people were laughing throughout the movie.
    PERSON B: It ___
    A) may be funny.
    B) was funny.
    C) must have been very funny.

  2. PERSON A: I was raised in a large city.
    PERSON B: That _____
    A) must have been interesting.
    B) must have to be interesting.
    C) may have been interesting.

  3. PERSON A: I played the piano in front of a large audience for the first time.
    PERSON B: You ___
    A) must have been nervous.
    B) should have been feeling nervous
    C) felt nervous.

  4. He's been training hard all winter; he _____ for the tournament.
    A) ought to be ready
    B) need to be ready
    C) should be ready

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